Safavid Clothing (16th-17th centuries)

Based on an extant garment dated to the last quarter of the 16th century, though this type of garment was in style from about 1300 to 1620. Both men and women wore this style of garment as an outer covering.

A pattern and method of construction for a Persian man's hat.

Includes photographs of art, surviving embroidered textiles and a bibliography. Analyzes garments and textiles in illustrations for ideas on textile ornamentation.

The diagram is based upon an extant garment shown in 'Lost Treasures of Persia&#39 ;. In the photo, the garment is shown from the back, laid out flat. Front details are conjectura l, based upon garments painted in miniature paintings of that period and locale. This particular caftan is dated at last quarter of sixteenth century, though this type of garment was in style from about 1300 to 1620.

Patterns and drawings many Persian garments, from illustrations and/or extant examples, from the 14th-16th centuries.

This pattern is based upon extant Turkish garments in the Topkapi museum, along with patterns for similar pants shown in Tilke. It is appropriat e for Persian costumes from about 1300 to 1620. I have used a loom-width economy method of cutting since it is so easily adapted for this style of pants and gives the correct fullness.

Also online at sca.berkeley.edu/garment_pattern/turkish_salwar.html and www.feoragdubh.eastkingdom.org/Patterns/salwar.gif .